India vs England Statistics: Bhuvneshwar Kumar on verge of breaking Indian record

# Root enjoys an impressive record against India – his tally being 433 in five Tests at an average of 86.60, including a century and three fifties.

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar has claimed 18 wickets (ave.21.77) in the series, sharing a record for most wickets in a Test series for India against England in England. Zaheer Khan had taken 18 (ave.20.33) wickets in three Tests in 2007.

# Kumar’s average and the strike rate of 47.6 are his best in a Test series. His aforesaid tally includes two five-wicket hauls – one each at Nottingham and Lord’s.

# Varun Aaron (3/48) has recorded his best bowling performance in Tests, surpassing the 3 for 106 vs West Indies at Mumbai in November 2011.

# Ian Bell (58 off 82 balls) has posted his 42nd Test fifty – his fourth vs India. His record at Old Trafford is superb, amassing 608 at an average of 76.00 in seven Tests.

# Bell’s above aggregate includes two hundreds and five fifties. Among the batsmen with six innings or more at Old Trafford, Bell’s average is the third highest – the highest is 83.20 by Allan Border while totalling 416 in seven innings.

# During the last five years, Bell has managed 4081 (ave.50.38) in 56 Tests. His 35 innings of fifty or more during the last five years is an England record – 13 hundreds and 22 fifties.